City of Peterborough · ON — Canada Municipal Elections 2026

Separated · part of County of Peterborough

74,062

eligible voters 2026

40.1%

turnout in 2022

seats on the ballot

certified candidates

incumbents running

83,651

population

Eastern km²

land area

Mayor 1 to be elected7 candidates

Brian Lumsden Ran 2022 · Mayor (2.8%)	🔎 🔎 Mayoral Candidate Brian Lumsden Sits Down With PTBOCanada Ahead of the Municipal Election Brian Lumsden again puts opioid crisis at centre of his second Peterborough mayoral campaign
Jacob Méthot	🔎 🔎 Mayoral Candidate Jacob Méthot Sits Down With PTBOCanada Ahead of the Municipal Election Peterborough Election 2026: Mayoral Candidate Jacob Méthot
Keith Riel Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 4 Ashbumhan	🔎 🔎 ‘I know what needs to change’: Peterborough mayoral candidate Keith Riel touts council experience at platform launch
Michael Eamon	🔎 🔎 Peterborough mayoral candidate: Michael Eamon Mayoral Candidate Michael Eamon Sits Down With PTBOCanada Ahead of the Municipal Election
Neil Morton	🔎 🔎 Mayoral Candidate Neil Morton Sits Down With PTBOCanada Ahead of the Municipal Election Peterborough Election 2026: Mayoral Candidate Neil Morton
Rebecca Schillemat	🔎 🔎 Mayoral Candidate Rebecca Schillemat Sits Down With PTBOCanada Ahead of the Municipal Election Peterborough Election 2026: Mayoral Candidate Rebecca Schillemat
Rob Hailman	🔎 🔎 Rob Hailman Suspends Campaign for Peterborough Mayor Rob Hailman suspends campaign for mayor of Peterborough, citing challenges with campaigning as a worker

Councillor Otonabee — Ward 1 2 to be elected5 candidates

Chris Potter	🔎
Joe Laton-Trickett	🔎
Kevin Duguay Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1 Otonabee	🔎
Lesley Parnell Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1 Otonabee	🔎
Lucas Graham	🔎

Councillor Monaghan — Ward 2 2 to be elected6 candidates

AJ Shearer	🔎
Aris Metaxakis	🔎
Ashley Flynn	🔎
Jen Lacey	🔎
Matt Crowley Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 2 Monaghan	🔎
Rose Kitney	🔎

Councillor Town — Ward 3 2 to be elected5 candidates

Alex Bierk Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 3 Town	🔎
Jenni Cathcart	🔎
Jessica Kuhlmorgen-Hille	🔎
Joy Lachica Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 3 Town	🔎
Nigel Lister	🔎

Councillor Ashburnham — Ward 4 2 to be elected4 candidates

Andrew MacGregor Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward 4 Ashbumhan	🔎
Ashley Bonner	🔎
Gary Baldwin Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 4 Ashbumhan	🔎
Jason Stabler	🔎

Councillor Northcrest — Ward 5 2 to be elected8 candidates

Andrew Beamer Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 5 Northcrest	🔎
Charmaine Magumbe Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward 2 Monaghan	🔎
Debbie Halstead	🔎
Dennis Nephin	🔎
Gavin Muir	🔎
Jim Wasson	🔎
Paul Lawton	🔎
Phil Jolicoeur	🔎

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

"We Know We Need to Win In Peterborough..." NDP Leader Marit Stiles Wants to Win Bellwether Riding of Peterborough-Kawartha to Form Government Next Provincial ElectionPtboCanada · 2026-10-14
Ontario NDP hold caucus retreat in Peterborough–Kawartha, set sights on next electionFrequency News · 2026-10-14
Get to know the candidates in the city and county of Peterborough before casting your municipal election ballotkawarthaNOW · 2026-10-13
Online Voting Opens Today for Peterborough’s 2026 Municipal ElectionPtboCanada · 2026-10-05
Peterborough votes: Take part in our election pollThe Peterborough Examiner · 2026-10-05
Meet the seven candidates vying to become Peterborough’s next mayorkawarthaNOW · 2026-09-16
Meet the candidates: Debates, candidates meetings and other events coming to Peterborough before Oct. 26 electionThe Peterborough Examiner · 2026-09-15
35 people have registered to run municipal election in the City of PeterboroughThe Peterborough Examiner · 2026-08-21

Headlines from the campaign period, via Google News — quoted, not paraphrased.

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 40.1% (26,377 of 65,703 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Mayor

✅ Jeff Leal12,911 votes · 49.3%

Henry Clarke8,280 votes · 31.6%

Stephen Wright3,924 votes · 15.0%

Brian Lumsden728 votes · 2.8%

Victor Kreuz331 votes · 1.3%

Councillor, Ward 1 Otonabee

✅ Lesley Parnell3,132 votes ·

✅ Kevin Duguay1,943 votes ·

Eleanor Underwood1,169 votes ·

Chante White1,032 votes ·

Nathan Russell-Meharry396 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 2 Monaghan

✅ Matt Crowley2,871 votes ·

✅ Don Vassiliadis2,469 votes ·

Jeff Westlake1,968 votes ·

Charmaine Magumbe1,620 votes ·

Tom Wigglesworth806 votes ·

Lyle Saunders520 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 3 Town

✅ Alex Bierk2,600 votes ·

✅ Joy Lachica2,308 votes ·

Dean Pappas2,143 votes ·

Vickie Karikas966 votes ·

Brian Christoph428 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 4 Ashbumhan

✅ Gary Baldwin3,326 votes ·

✅ Keith Riel2,964 votes ·

Andrew MacGregor2,011 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 5 Northcrest

✅ Andrew Beamer4,003 votes ·

✅ Dave Haacke2,334 votes ·

Carlotta James1,874 votes ·

Shauna Kingston1,105 votes ·

Aldo Andreoli722 votes ·

Karen Grant420 votes ·

Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results